Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2003.
Azerbaijan ranks 3rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.8% | 86.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 87.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 91.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 2 Myanmar 100.0% compare
- 4 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 5 South Korea 99.9% compare
- 6 Japan 99.9% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Azerbaijan was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2003.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.